Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is an British and American sitar player. She also performs music. She was the first and youngest woman to be awarded a British House of Commons Award. Anoushka Shankar is a rising young star of sitar music. Indian sitar. She is the student and daughter of Ravi Shankar. Her birthplace was London in 1982. During the first few years of her life she was split her time between London New Delhi. The first time she performed was in New Delhi when she was just 13 years old. In the following years, in Encinitas CA she attended high school and graduated with distinction in 1999. Anouskha is still a young woman, but she has a very remarkable career in the field of music and performance. Her father was with her in many performances for some time. The singer made Anourag her debut album on her own in 1998. The Grammy Award-winning album Live at Carnegie Hall was released two years later than her first solo album. In addition to performing in many of the biggest venues, she also is a stage performer for a lengthy time. Anoushka Shankar's career is not restricted to just the music industry. Bapi The Love of My Life is a illustrated biographical work she wrote in 2002. It pays special tributes to her late father Ravi Shankar. She has also acted in films in 2003 she played the role in the film Dance Like a Man where she portrays a young Bharat Natyam dancer. Anoushka Shankar is currently a rising celebrity and her popularity will keep on growing. Anoushka Shankar was born and raised in England and spent the majority of her youth living between London and Delhi after which she moved to California where she attended the high school. In Delhi during his birthday celebrations for his 75th birthday, Anoushka made her debut as a sitar player in front of the audience at the age of four, following her nine year old father. Anoushka's father toured around the globe with her, and she gained many opportunities. While still teenagers, Anoushka performed at Carnegie Hall at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD concert. Her talent and musicality were acknowledged by the British Parliament as being among the top of the best in Asian Arts.